Activity #1 - Into the Forest.., Using the Internet, find pictures and definitions of these items from the novel:
Use WORD and insert a table with two columns and 10 rows to place the information.
banana slug
environmentalist
Redwood forest
black widow
brown recluse
spider web
Map of California
Spotted owl
an endangered species
Redwood tree
Log cabin
Logging truck
Activity #2 - The 5 ?s! - Choose EIGHT characters in the novel to focus your activity on. Open and save the EXCEL spreadsheet: type these words in the columns going across:
WHO? WHAT? WHERE? WHEN? WHY?
*This will make a complete sentence for each one. Remember: capitalize and punctuate! NOW...Complete the following in a complete sentence: SAVE in DAILY folder READ AR WHEN FINISHED!
Activity #3 - Style Sheets Open the Word document and complete the activity on writer's style! Include your name at the top and print when you finish. Be sure to use quotations around the example. You may NOT use ellipsis for this assignment. Save your work in the Johnston folder. Keep it to ONE page.
Activity #4 - 6-Word Memoirs Write your life's story in ONLY and EXACTLY six words! Mrs. Castillo's example... A strange occasion of remarkable misadventures!
Now choose a character from the novel and write a 6-Word Memoir from first person point of view of that character.
Activity #5- Go to Character Scrapbook! http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/scrapbook/ After you complete the "picture" of your character on the left hand side of the book, you will complete 6 different "ten things" categories about your character. Use the arrows to go to the next category. Print ONLY page one - we are out of paper! Color and cut out - put your name on the back.
Ten things I know about the character
Ten words that describe the character - actions...NOT appearance or personality
Ten details about appearance
Ten facts about personality
Five challenges/problems the character faces
Five accomplishments or successes the character has
Activity #5 - Questions
Use a WORD document to create 15 questions (multiple choice). Be sure to include questions about these items:
*You can tell that...
*Someone (character) did/said/acted something BECAUSE...
*Detail question
*Vocabulary - Read the sentence. The word XXXX means...
*Setting
Activity - List 20 words that you may not know the meaning of from chapters 1-10.
Look up the meaning using the new dictionaries and copy the word and SYNONYM onto a WORD document.
Pre-Reading -
Anticipating the Novel
Using the Internet, find pictures and definitions of these items from the novel:
Use WORD and insert a table with two columns and 10 rows to place the information.
WHO?
WHAT?
WHERE?
WHEN?
WHY?
*This will make a complete sentence for each one. Remember: capitalize and punctuate!
NOW...Complete the following in a complete sentence:
SAVE in DAILY folder
READ AR WHEN FINISHED!
Open the Word document and complete the activity on writer's style! Include your name at the top and print when you finish. Be sure to use quotations around the example. You may NOT use ellipsis for this assignment. Save your work in the Johnston folder. Keep it to ONE page.
Write your life's story in ONLY and EXACTLY six words!
Mrs. Castillo's example...
A strange occasion of remarkable misadventures!
Now choose a character from the novel and write a 6-Word Memoir from first person point of view of that character.
See what other schools are doing!**
http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/scrapbook/
After you complete the "picture" of your character on the left hand side of the book, you will complete 6 different "ten things" categories about your character. Use the arrows to go to the next category. Print ONLY page one - we are out of paper! Color and cut out - put your name on the back.
Ten things I know about the character
Ten words that describe the character - actions...NOT appearance or personality
Ten details about appearance
Ten facts about personality
Five challenges/problems the character faces
Five accomplishments or successes the character has
Use a WORD document to create 15 questions (multiple choice). Be sure to include questions about these items:
*You can tell that...
*Someone (character) did/said/acted something BECAUSE...
*Detail question
*Vocabulary - Read the sentence. The word XXXX means...
*Setting
Look up the meaning using the new dictionaries and copy the word and SYNONYM onto a WORD document.
Next, go to the crossword puzzle maker site: http://www.theteacherscorner.net/printable-worksheets/make-your-own/crossword/crossword-puzzle-maker.php and create a crossword puzzle with the words you choose and the meanings. Follow directions!